Since 1983, the Wayne Brown Institute is the nation’s oldest and most successful non-profit, 501(c)(3) venture accelerator. To date, of the over 700 groundbreaking high tech companies that have presented in a WBI program, 70% have raised over $5 billion dollars in financial transactions, accounting for .5%-1% of venture capital deal flow in the United States.

The Wayne Brown Institute acts as a gateway into high-quality venture deal flow. WBI's investors and Cooperative Venturing Network® consider us a premier trusted referral source. Investors that become mentors, participate in our events and are apart of our elite network of venturers, are systematically introduced to deals that are fundable and have successful exits. Many venture capitalists refer to us as their proprietary deal flow source in the Intermountain West.
According to an independent study, regionally based WBI alumni companies in 2008 generated:
Alumni includes companies such as:








Part of our charter and education mission is to find and hone those "Diamonds in the Rough" entrepreneurs and early stage companies. So, the next time you pass on a deal, refer them to us and they could return with the Venture Ready® seal that could put dollars in your pocket after all.
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